Ravens get scouting tips from former Cowboys linebacker Adrian Hamilton

Pictures of the Ravens game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17.

Aaron WilsonThe Baltimore Sun

No longer a part of the Dallas Cowboys after being cut prior to the season, Ravens rookie outside linebacker Adrian Hamilton is intent on providing as thorough a scouting report as possible about his former employers.

Heading into Sunday's game at M&T Bank Stadium, the practice squad player's memory from his days with the Cowboys during the preseason has been jogged by the Ravens' coaching staff.

"They asked me about specific players that I came in with and have moved up," Hamilton said. "They ask about them and different aspects. 'Is he fast or is he slow?' I can tell you the play calls, but they've probably changed. Hey, whatever I can do to to help."

Another of of Hamilton's potential tasks this week in practice could be imitating Cowboys star outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware on the scout team.

Hamilton was released by the Cowboys following a preseason where he sacked St. Louis Rams quarterback Kellen Clemens, separating him from his helmet and the football.

He battled knee and wrist injuries during training camp and fell victim to a numbers game in Dallas where Ware and Anthony Spencer are entrenched as the starting outside linebackers and the Cowboys drafted Kyle Wilber in the fourth round.

The Cowboys kept linebacker Orie Lemon on the practice squad for the second year in a row, retaining linebacker Alex Albright on the active roster.

As a reserve linebacker, Hamilton didn't display much in the way of special-teams skills.

"It was crowded, definitely," Hamilton said. "It was a numbers game. I played as hard as I could."